(Boyd Gaming’s contract to operate the Silver Star expired in 2000.) And just weeks later, Boyd Gaming opened its second Mississippi property – the Silver Star, a tribal casino in Philadelphia, Mississippi. When it opened in May 1994, Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall helped put Tunica on the map as a gaming destination – and it was Boyd Gaming’s very first property outside of the state of Nevada. Under Bill’s leadership, Boyd Gaming played a key role in getting Mississippi gaming off the ground in the mid-1990s. Not surprisingly, Boyd Gaming Executive Chairman Bill Boyd was at the top of the class.īill was one of seven gaming industry pioneers honored at a gala dinner on May 3 in Biloxi, where he was named an “Industry Influencer” for his many contributions to the state of Mississippi’s gaming industry. In celebration of the Mississippi gaming industry’s 25-year anniversary, the Mississippi Gaming & Hospitality Association (MGHA) recently announced the “Mississippi Gaming Hall of Fame” – a list of the business, government and community leaders who helped make Mississippi one of the nation’s leading casino gaming states.
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